INCOME TAXES - Summary of Valuation Allowance Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2020	Feb. 23, 2019	Feb. 24, 2018
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 139.5	$ 134.9	$ 387.6
Additions charged to income tax expense	3.5	3.5	141.0
Reductions credited to income tax expense	(10.7)	(6.8)	(359.0)
Changes to other comprehensive income or loss and other	2.8	7.9	(34.7)
Ending balance	$ 135.1	$ 139.5	$ 134.9

Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance, Additions For Charges To Cost And Expense

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Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance, Increase (Decrease) To Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

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Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance, Reductions For Charges To Cost And Expense

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=d3e32537-109319

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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